Ventilated bin structure



Nov. 20, 1934.. F. J. KREUTzE-R 1,981,422

-VENTII IATED BIN STRUCTURE Original Filed Oct. 10, 1932 4 Sheets-Shedl l 22g: mmm/2,

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VENTILATED BIN STRUCTURE original Filed oct. 1o, 1952 4 sheets-sheet 2 NOV. 20, 1934.- Fl 1 KREUTZER 1,981,422

VENTILATED BIN STRUG'LIURE Original Filed Oct. l0, 1952 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 NOV. 2G, F J. KREUTZER VENTILATED BIN STRUCTURE v Original Filed Oct. lO, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 i E T-muradas FREDERIC J2 KRrurzER,

Patented Nov. 20, 1934 VENTILATED BIN STRUCTURE Frederic J. Kreutzer, Elmira, N. Y., assigner to James Manufacturing Company, Fort Atkinson,

Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Original application October 10, 1932, Serial No. 637,027. Divided and this application May 8, 1933, Serial No. 669,898

.8 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in bin structure, and has for its object -to provide a Ventilating structure adapted to be used in connection with silos and other buildings in which hay and the like are stored.

It is an object of this invention to provide a storage building for feed in which there are spaced walls providing air passageways, with means in the inner Wall for permitting the passage of air into the interior of the building.

It is also an object of this invention to provide an interior Wall spaced from the adjacent wall, composed of a plurality of interlocking sections, each section having slots therein to provide air passageways.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a wall structure for a feed storage building in which there is a/ free circulation of air from the top to the bottom of the building, and to all parts thereof.

These and other advantages will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings.

This application is a division of my copending application, Ser. No. 637,027, led October 10, 1932.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical, longitudinal section through part of the silo and a corridor leading into the silo.

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken at right angles to that on which Figure 1 is taken.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure l.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the silo or feed storage building with a part of the roof removed and a part of the wall removed.

Figure 5 is a section through the floor and the lower parts of one of the walls,

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a fragment of one wall and the manner in which the adjacent parts ofthe walls are connected.

Figure 7 is a view showing a modified form of wall section.

Figure 8 is another form of wall section. Figure 9 is a detail showing the manner in which the rafters are attached to the wall of the silo.

The oor structure for the stable, corridor and silo is represented as a whole by the numeral 1. Supported on this oor is a silo 2 connected to a stable 3 byy means of a corridor 4. The corridor has a roof 5 separated by a heat insulating material 6 from an inside ceiling 7.

The inside wall of the silo is indicated by the numeral 8 and is composed of a plurality of sections, later to be described. This wall is attached to the floor and the base construction by means of bolts 9. Around the wall 8 and spaced therefrom is a foraminous Wall10, supported on the floor and base structure and attached thereto by means of bolts 11. The space between the wall 8 and the wall 10 is indicated by the numeral 12, and provides on air circulating' channel for the free discharge of air from the top to the bottom and from the bottom to the top of the silo.

The outside wall 13 of the silo is attached to the floor and base structure by means of bolts 14. Just on the inside of the outer Wall is a forarninous wall 15, supported on the floor and base structure and attached thereto by means of bolts 16. Between the outer Wall 13 and the foraminous wall 15 is a space 17, which provides a passageway for the circulation of air.

The outer wall 13 is composed of a plurality of interlocking sections 18. The inner wall is composed of a plurality of similar interlocking sections 18a. The upper edge of each section, whether 18 or 18a, is bent laterally to form a 80 ilange 19, while the lower edge of each section is bent to form a loop 20 which fits over the flange of an immediately lower section and is attached thereto by means of screws, bolts or rivets 21. By this interlocking construction the sections are built up, one on top of the other, and are air and moisture-proof at their points of connection.

The lateral ends of each section are bent to form flanges 22 so that the ends of two adjacent 90 sections may abut and have their flanges lie side by side. These flanges are inclosed by means of a U-shaped channel member 23, which has passing through it and thel flanges on the abutting sections, screws, rivets or bolts 24. When all of the various sections are put together there is one complete wall, either the inside or outside wall, or one of the foraminous walls, all vbeing constructed alike.

The outside wall is attached to the adjacent foraminous wall by means of tie plates or bars 425. These bars are attached to the interconnecting parts of the sections, as shown clearly in Figure 6, by means of screws, rivets or bolts 26. The inner wall and its adjacent foraminous'wall 105 areconnected by similar bars, in a similar manner. The sections composing the foraminous walls have slits 27. The part of the sectiony adjacent and above each slit is pushed in'to form an inwardly and downwardly extending projection 28. These projections form downwardly eX- tending passageways through which air may pass from the space between the foraminous walls and the other walls.-

On the top of the outer Wall 13 is a plurality of brackets 29 attached to the wall by means of rivets, bolts or any other suitable means. To these brackets are attached vertically extending brackets 30, which have attached thereto the lower end of a rafter 31 by means of rivets or bolts 32. Supported on top of the rafters is a roof 33. The roof is cone-shaped and has at its apex a cupola 34, through the top of which extends a tube 35, the ,end of which is supported by means of a spider member 36 attached to the cupola.

Immediately below the spider 36 is a sleeve 37, rotatably supported by means of a spider support 38. Each of these spiders is supported in the cupola. The sleeve is supported by this spider so .it will rotate, and for that purpose is provided on its upper end with a gear 39 in mesh with a pinion 40 on the shaft of a motor 41 supported on the spider 38.

To the sleeve 37 is attached one end of a chute 42. This chute is composed of sections that are adjustable and removable so that the length of the chute may be` varied. On the rafters, intermedia-te their. ends, there is provided a track 43 on which there travels a trolley 44. This track is supported by means of brackets 45 extending from the rafters to the track. The trolley is connected to the chute by means of a hanger 46.

Suitably supported on some partof the inner 'Wall is a platform 47, pivoted at the point 48 for swinging movement. The silo is provided with a plurality o f removable wall sections 49, through the wall 8 and its adjacent foraminous wall. The. openings provided by/the removal of these sections lead into a chute 50, which has therein removable wall sections 51 to provide openings from the chute into the storage chamber formed by the annular space between the two foraminous walls. There is provided a ladder 52. This ladder is located withinl the chute 50. There is also provided doors 53 leading from the inner end of the corridor into the storage chamber. These doors are in walls 54 extending between the foraminous Walls, the one adjacent the outside and the4 other adjacent the inside wall.

Located in the oor beneath the upper surface thereof is an air inlet passageway 55, which has over its outer end a hood 56. Above this air inlet passageway and in the wall 13 is an air inlet 57, which has over it a hood 58 similar in shape to the hood 56. Atthe outer end of the air 1nlet passageway and over the air inlet is a screen 59 to catch dust, dirt and prevent the entrance of rats, mice and other small animals intothe silo.' 1

The passageway 55 serves as a passageway for outside air into the space between the wall` 8 and its adjacent foraminous wall. The air passing in through the inlet 57 and the pasageway 55 passes up through'the space between the foraminous walls and their adjacent walls.

As the air passes up through these passage-- Ways some of it is diverted downwardly into the storage chamber and circulates through whatever rfeed, hay or other material is stored in the storagechamber. This air passing through the passageways will work up through the material and escape through the top of the silo, the cupola being provided with Ventilating space for that purpose.

By means of the chute the hay or other material is distributed to various parts of the storage chamber, and because of the foraminous nature of the walls the air passes through the walls into the materials stored in the storage chamber. The foraminous Walls being made of thin material, such as sheet metal, air can easily circulate from the passageway, which entirely surrounds both foraminous walls, and enter into the storage chamber and permeate all of the fodder, hay or feed stored therein.

The foregoing silo structure provides a relatively narrow, annular storage chamber having walls with vertical air 'passageways therein and openings leading from the-passageways into the chamber. All of the walls are made of incombustible material and are formed from standard sections that may be interlocked to form complete buildings of various heights and of various diametric dimensions.

' The inner wall of the silo protects the material in the center of the silo from any material that is contained Within the vannular chamber, the annular chamber beingadapted to store dry feed stuffs, while the central part of the silo contains green corn, fodder and other green feed stuffs. The foraminous walls admitting air freely into the annular chamber prevent spontaneous combustion of the material therein. y

It is to be understood that the term peripheral in the specification and claims is not to be considered as limiting the shape of the horizontal section of the hay container to any particular form, though a circular form is preferable.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as come within the scope of my' claims and my invention.

' Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination, a central storage chamber `for the storage of ensilage, a relatively narrow ventilated storage chamber surrounding the rst storage chamber for the storage of chopped partially cured hay, the outer boundary of said last named chamber being dened by a Weather-proof impervious wall and a spaced foramjnous wall, the space between the said walls forming an air circulating chamber, and the inner boundary of said last named chamber being dened by an outer foraminous wall and an inner impervious wall, said walls being spaced from each other to form an inner air chamber, said inner impervious wall forming the inner storage chamber for ensilage storage,said hay acting as a heat insulator for the ensilage contained in said ensilage container,

, a roof covering said chambers, and means permitting the entrance and exit of air to said air circulating chambers.

2. In combination, a central storage chamber for the storage of ensilage, a relatively narrow ventilated storage chamber surrounding the first storage chamber for the storage of chopped partially cured hay, the outer boundary of said last named chamber being defined by a weather-proof impervious wall and a spaced foraminous wall, the space between the said walls forming an air crculating chamber, and the inner boundary of said last named chamber being dened by an outer foraminous wall and an inner impervious wall, said walls being spaced from each other to form an inner air chamber, said inner impervious wall forming the inner storage chamber for ensilage storage, said hay acting as a heat insulator for the ensilage contained in said ensilage container, a roof covering said chambers, and passageways located adjacent the bottom of said air chambers for the entrance of air to said chambers.

3, In combination, a central storage chamber for the storage of ensilage, a relatively narrow ventilated storage chamber surrounding the rst storage chamber for the storage of chopped partially cured hay, the outer boundary of said last named chamber being defined by a weather-proof impervious wall and a spaced foraminous wall, the space between the said walls forming an air circulating chamber, and the inner" boundary of said last named chamber being deiined by an outer foraminous wall and an inner impervious wall, said walls being spaced from each other to form an inner air chamber, said inner impervious wall forming the inner storage chamber for ensilage storage, said hay acting as a heat insulator for the ensilage contained in said ensilage container, a roof covering said chambers, and means permitting the entrance of air to said air circulating chambers, said roof having a ventilating opening for the exit of air which is passed through said passageways and through said hay.

4. In combination, a central storage chamber for the storage of ensilage, a relatively narrow ventilated storage chamber surrounding the rst storage chamber for the storage of chopped partially cured hay, the outer boundary of said last named chamber being defined by a weatherproof impervious wall and a spaced wall having Ventilating means therein, the space between the said walls forming an air circulating chamber, and the inner boundary of said last named chamber being defined by an outer louvered wall and an inner impervious wall, said walls being spaced from each other to form an inner air chamber, said inner impervious wall forming the inner storage chamber for ensilage storage, said hay acting as a heat insulator for the ensilage contained in said ensilage container, and a roof covering said chambers, the cross sectional area of the inner chamber being proportioned to'the cross sectional area of the outer chamber inthe ratio of the solid food requirement of animals to the forage crop requirements of said animals.

5. In combination, a central storage chamber for the storage of ensilage, a relatively narrow ventilated storage chamber surrounding the Iirst storage chamber for the storage of chopped partially cured hay, the outerboundary of said last named chamber bein defined by a weatherproof impervious wall a d a spaced foraminous wall, the space between the said walls forming an air circulating chamber, and the inner boundary of said last named chamber being defined by an outer foraminous wall and an inner impervious wall, said walls being spaced from each other to form an inner air chamber, air inlets to each of said chambers, said inner impervious wall forming the inner storage chamber for ensilage storage, said hay acting as a 'ventilated storage chamber surrounding the rst storage chamber for the storage of chopped partially cured hay, the outer boundary of said last named chamber being deiined by a weatherproof impervious wall and a spaced foraminous wall, the space between the said walls forming an air circulating. chamber, and the inner boundary of said last named chamber being defined by an outer foraminous wall and an inner impervious wall, said walls being spaced from each other to form an inner air chamber, said inner impervious wall forming the inner storage chamber for ensilage storage, said hay acting as a heat insulator for the ensilage contained in said ensilage container, and a roof carried on the outer of said impervious walls, the space between the tops of said walls and said roof being uncovered, whereby relatively large gas discharging chambers are formed above each of said charnbers, and means on the top of said roof for facilitating evacuation of gases therebeneath.

'7. In combination, a hay storage chamber for uncured chopped green hay having two peripheral enclosing walls, the outer an imperforate wall and the inner a foraminous wall, with a space between said two walls for the passage of air to enter into the storage chamber through the formaminous wall, and having two interior walls, the innermost being imperforate and the other foraminous, these walls being also spaced apart to form an air space for the delivery of air into the storage space through such foraminous walls, and means for conducting the air directly to said spaces between the foraminous and imperforate walls, and means for supporting the hay in stored condition between the vforaminous walls.

8. In combination, a hay storage chamber for uncured chopped green hay having two enclosing walls, the outer an imperforate wall and the inner a foraminous wall, with a space between said two walls for the passage of air to enter into the storage chamber through the foraminous wall, and having two interior walls, the innermost being imperforate and the other foraminous, these walls being also spaced apart to form an air space for the delivery of air into the storage space through such foraminous walls, and means for conducting the air to said spaces between the foraminous and imperforate walls; and a silo structure within said storage chamber, formed of the innermost imperforate walls of the storage chamber.

FREDERIC J. KREUTZER. 

